acritas

Latin

Etymology

From ācer (sharp, pungent) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

Noun

ācritās f (genitive ācritātis); third declension

  1. sharpness, pungency
  2. liveliness, vivacity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ācritās ācritātēs
genitive ācritātis ācritātum
dative ācritātī ācritātibus
accusative ācritātem ācritātēs
ablative ācritāte ācritātibus
vocative ācritās ācritātēs

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: acrity
  • French: âcreté
  • Portuguese: acridade

References

  • acritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • acritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • acritas”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
  • acritas”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • acritas in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • acritas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly